MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – College Football Hall of Famer and Kansas State Ring of Honor member Darren Sproles was honored on Tuesday by being named to the Senior Bowl 75th Anniversary Team, the bowl’s committee announced Tuesday. Sproles was selected to the team by a public, online fan vote, NFL General Managers and Personnel, and Senior Bowl Committee and staff. The team includes 19 Pro Football Hall of Famers, 119 All-Pro First Team selections, 63 All-Pro Second Team selections and 253 Pro Bowl selections. A 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee, Sproles was a 2003 First Team All-American and…
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A Junction City man was injured in a rollover crash Monday in Marion County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 59-year-old Robert Enriquez was northbound on K-15, in a rural area of northern Marion County, when his vehicle left the roadway just after 2 p.m. The vehicle traveled through a ditch and a fence then went airborne, before rolling and landing in a nearby field. Enriquez was transported to St. Francis Hospital with a suspected serious injury.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State connected on 14 3-point field goals, including a combined 10 from senior Tylor Perry and junior Cam Carter, as the Wildcats led from wire-to-wire in an impressive 91-68 win over preseason Summit League favorite South Dakota State before 9,421 fans at Bramlage Coliseum on Monday night. The 14 made 3-point field goals tied for the fifth-most in school history and the most since the Wildcats knocked down 16 at Oklahoma State on Feb. 2, 2019. Carter scored a career-high 25 points, hitting on 10-of-20 field goals, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, while Perry also netted 20…
A Topeka man is jailed in Pottawatomie County after being located Sunday in a stolen vehicle. The St. Marys Police Department says 41-year-old Jeffrey Heimberg was arrested without incident on charges of possession of stolen property and driving with a suspended license. Police were notified by Shawnee County officials Sunday of a suspicious man who had been checking door handles in the Rossville area and heading toward St. Marys. He was pulled over shortly before 4 pm Sunday. The bond amount was said to be pending as of Monday morning.
Vote for Howard MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Coming off a three-touchdown performance where he also set the school record for career passing touchdowns, Kansas State senior quarterback Will Howard has been named a Manning Award Star of the Week, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Monday. K-State fans can now vote for Howard as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week by clicking here. It was the second time in his career he has been named a Star of the Week, the other being after the 2022 Oklahoma State game. Howard threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns on 19-of-29 aim, helping…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics – The Big 12 Conference and its television partners announced Monday morning that time and television designation for Kansas State’s Senior Day contest against Iowa State on November 25 will be announced after play concludes this weekend. Kansas State will be in search of its second-straight win over Iowa State following a 10-9 victory last year in Ames. The Wildcats have not had consecutive wins over the Cyclones since a 10-game winning streak from 2008 to 2017. K-State is also looking for its first home victory over ISU since a 27-17 win to close out the…
Brandon sits down with Junction City Manager Allen Dinkel and representatives of the City of Wamego to discuss local business.
Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property and battery in the 1800 block of College Avenue in Manhattan on November 11, 2023, around 3:26 AM. Officers listed a 65-year-old male and Via Christi as the victims when it was reported a known male suspect grabbed security staff, knocked a phone off the wall, and pulled down ceiling tiles. The estimated total loss associated with this case is not currently listed. Officers filed a report for theft in the 800 block of Commons Place in Manhattan on November 11, 2023, around 12:24 PM. Officers listed Target as the victim…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – The Big 12 Conference and FOX announced late Saturday night that the 2023 edition of the Dillons’ Sunflower Showdown between Kansas State and Kansas next weekend in Lawrence will kick off at 6 p.m. and be televised by FS1. The Wildcats have won each of the last 14 games in the series, including each of the last seven in at Kansas. This is the 113th-consecutive year of the Sunflower Showdown dating back to 1911, which is the fourth-longest uninterrupted series in FBS history. It is also the ninth-most play rivalry in FBS history with the…